A woman was arrested on DUI charges after the vehicle she was driving collided with a semitruck on Thursday afternoon in central Sioux Falls.

Police said the crash was caused by a malfunction to a Ford Explorer, which failed to stop and collided with a Midwest Motor Express semitrailer at the intersection of 10th Street and Willow Avenue. A passenger in the Explorer was hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries, Steven Redmond said.

Marissa Hewitt, who witnessed the crash, said she heard a loud bang and then saw the Explorer get dragged underneath the trailer for a few feet. She said she saw the occupants sitting on the street corner.

Another witness, Connie Larson, said she was the first to arrive on the scene and saw the passengers throwing away alcoholic beverages from the car and could smell liquor when she walked up to the vehicle.

Larson said the driver of the car told her she knew the brakes were out on her car.

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A Ford Explorer crashed into a semitruck at 10th Street and Willow Avenue on Thursday afternoon. One person was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. Danielle Ferguson / Argus Leader

A Ford Explorer crashed into a semitruck at 10th Street and Willow Avenue on Thursday afternoon. One person was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. Danielle Ferguson / Argus Leader

A Ford Explorer crashed into a semitruck at 10th Street and Willow Avenue on Thursday afternoon. One person was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. Danielle Ferguson / Argus Leader

A Ford Explorer crashed into a semitruck at 10th Street and Willow Avenue on Thursday afternoon. One person was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. Danielle Ferguson / Argus Leader

A Ford Explorer crashed into a semitruck at 10th Street and Willow Avenue on Thursday afternoon. One person was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. Danielle Ferguson / Argus LEader

A Ford Explorer crashed into a semitruck at 10th Street and Willow Avenue on Thursday afternoon. One person was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. Danielle Ferguson / Argus Leader

A Ford Explorer crashed into a semitruck at 10th Street and Willow Avenue on Thursday afternoon. One person was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. Danielle Ferguson / Argus Leader